North Star Historical Bottle Association

05/17/2026

The next meeting of the North Star Historical Bottle Association will take place on Sunday, May 17, at the Knights of Columbus Bloomington Event Center, 1114 American Blvd in Bloomington. Doors open at 1:30, meeting begins at 2:00. Following a short business meeting and Show and Tell, our program will be the annual Best Bought Contest. Members will enter their best finds from the last year into the following categories and vote for their favorites in each category.
Categories:
Beer
Soda
Liquor
Druggist
Medicine
Historical flask
Ink
Bitters
Poison
Fruit jar
Color
Figural
Crown top
Stoneware
Food
Miniature
ACL
Advertising
Misc.

04/19/2026

Lots of great bottles, advertising and stoneware to be found! Come on out!

04/08/2026

Reminder! The show is SUNDAY, APRIL 19, NOT April 12!

03/09/2026

NOTE DATE CHANGE DUE TO WINTER STORM! The next meeting of the North Star Historical Bottle Association will take place on Sunday, March 22, at the Knights of Columbus Bloomington Event Center, 1114 American Blvd. West, in Bloomington. Doors open at 1:30, meeting begins at 2:00. Following a short business meeting and show-and-tell, the theme of our member-driven program will be breweriana. Members are encouraged to bring their brewery-related collectibles to the meeting, whether pre or post Prohibition. Signs, trays, bottles, mugs and steins, glasses, postcards, coasters and openers - all these and more will likely appear on the tables as we share our treasures. Hope to see everyone there!

02/10/2026

The next meeting of the North Star Historical Bottle Association will be held at on, Sunday, February 15. Following a brief business meeting and show and tell, vice president Dennis Nygaard will present a program on postcard collecting. We meet at the Knights of Columbus Bloomington Event Center, 1114 American Boulevard. Doors open at 1:30. Meeting begins at 2:00.
Shown here is a 1907 postcard featuring a photo of the Pioneer Drug Store in New Ulm.

02/05/2026

Please note the new show date. One week later!

01/07/2026

The next meeting of the North Star Historical Bottle Association will take place on Sunday, January 18, at the Knights of Columbus Event Center, 1114 American Blvd, Bloomington, MN. Doors open at 1:30, meeting begins at 2:00. Our member-driven program will be "The Women Behind the Bottles." It will include bottles picturing women, bottles containing products for women, bottles containing products produced by women, etc. Lots of potential here for a fun and interesting program. Guests are always welcome.

12/16/2025

Reminder! The North Star Historical bottle Association will not hold a December meeting. Our next meeting will take place on Sunday, January 18, at the Knights of Columbus Event Center, 1114 American Blvd, Bloomington, MN. Doors open at 1:30, meeting begins at 2:00. Our member-driven program will be "The Women Behind the Bottles." It will include bottles picturing women, bottles containing products for women, bottles containing products produced by women, etc. Lots of potential here for a fun and interesting program!

11/11/2025

The next meeting of the North Star Historical Bottle Association will take place on Sunday, November 16, at the Knights of Columbus Bloomington Event Center, 1114 American Blvd, Bloomington. Doors open at 1:30, meeting begins at 2:00. Our member-driven program will be "My Favorite Bottle." This will be the last meeting for 2025. We will not meet in December but will resume our monthly meetings on January 18, 2026. Visitors welcome!

11/01/2025